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I watch these videos to be more better informed, am unfortunately become angst against America after Trump and his bs.. So I'm trying to look these videos and see different prospectives, still probably won't visit your country, unless there's more work to be done for helping the rightful indigenous people (Native American People) who are the rightful caretakers.... And i see the judicial system change for the better
Peter, thanks for all the Amazing work you do. Just one request….you need to make a series on Micronesia. Specially Guam, “where America’s day begin” but nobody talks about it. There are so many issues and views to cover there. From people that lost family to WWII and agrees with the USA military presence there to people that lost land to the military and want complete independence. So it’s an interesting place with a lot of history and it’s part of the United States. The history of the Chamorro and Micronesian people are very deep. Would be nice to expose it. I can contact you with some people there.
I love your content Peter, first videos I watched were about the Hasidic Jews. I learned a lot. I saw a recent video titled escaping hood mindset, I noticed you attempted to tell the guy how blacks attempt to take advantage or use victimization as a crutch. I was a little disappointed and disheartened at that. In this video, the black woman in the church doorway was trying to enlighten you but I noticed you did a lot of editing. You also gave her no pushback, why? She was 1000% correct. Black people have and always been terrorized here. I don’t think you really understand the African American experience. When you or other white people try to tell blacks they should get over the past, that is profoundly inconsiderate and dismissive. There isn’t a people on the planet that has experienced 300 years of slavery and terror. The holocaust lasted 5-10 years total. Slavery alone lasted 300 plus years!!! When you say blacks should’ve gotten over that unprecedented attempt at extinction at the hands of terrorist, who are you saying has went thru the same thing and has recovered??? There is no one remotely close to the slavery experience in the history of the world!!! Slavery changed the whole mindset of a group of people and that was replaced with the European mindset! That has caused black peoples problems! Why did you skip through that woman and her telling you about blacks being terrorized??? Ask yourself why
He is special and everyone is special in their own way, including you, believe it or not. He does what many people wish they had the courage, time, and money to do. He talks to random special people in special places and asks interesting and pertinent questions, and that makes him a boots on the ground explorer and inquisitive adventurer. That takes motivation and courage. I appreciate that he helps us, who are interested, understand impoverished, working class people, surviving in this country, in various places @@johnjones3332 .
He knows how to ask open ended questions that lead to reality and truth. He doesn't judge or look down his nose at anyone. We all have stories to tell and he is listening. Something you will not get from MSM.
Peter's channel is incredible, it's great to hear people's stories. I was in Columbus (Golden Triangle) in 2013 doing historical tourism, I was very happy to meet the people and learned a lot. Marcelo from Florianopolis Brazil
Alabamian here. That main drag in Selma looked like the rest of the town, very rundown and ignored. The outside of the buildings were given facelifts for the movie “Selma.” Once the filming was complete, they left, leaving the buildings to slowly begin their decay again. Every time I drive through Selma I get mixed feelings. A town with lots of history, that feels abandoned.
Peter, thank you so much. My parents are from Alabama, my mom is from Selma. They moved up north in the 60’s but my mom would never go back to visit due to the horrible memories. I always wanted to see this…. I’m in tears. This means more to me than you will ever know. I appreciate all your videos!!
Agreed. I didn’t want to return to Mississippi for the same reasons. Although now that I’m older I would like to visit and learn about my forgotten past.
Wow, it humbles me to hear how others see life. The gentleman who was talking about 'good things comes to those who wait' and that 'you just got to pray harder' you can tell that man has gone seen a lot of things and has been through a lot but is thankful for what he has. Puts life into a whole nother perspective.
Really? What makes you the moral judge of that? Anyway, let's say he actually believes that poverty equals "being better" (whatever "better" stands for). It requires him having a choice, right? I doubt that was the case. And if he were to start questioning society, would that make him a worse man and, by extension, rich people "better"? Obviously not. So, moral rhetoric is useless until you want to pacify poverty and maintain the status quo for the rich.
@@TJ-hs1qmYou seem to have a problem with people who do not choose to label themselves victims and who have found the ability to be content in every situation through faith. I think that says something about you as well. I promise you that the way that you are choosing to think about things will not lead you to happiness nor will it make any positive change in the world. I feel that only a very lost and unhappy person would see that man's words as anything other than his testimony. It is a part of our culture here, both black and white, to speak out loud our love for God, so you need to know that I have already prayed for you and thanked God for you. I hope you will soon find the peace and contentment that I and many others share with this man in Selma. Please take care.....
Yes most southern states are under republican rule unfortunately ! The republicans are so bk wards saying embryos are children so with that said a female who’s got a dozen or so frozen eggs can claim them on her tax returns lol republicans aren’t too smart that’s why I’m forever Go Blue ! Just look at the southern republican states id never live in the south no way !
I'm from South Africa and I feel like I'm only now being introduced to the real America as I'm binging on all the different episodes of states you've been documenting. So much I'm learning. Thank you Peter for taking the time to document the real America.
Thank you for learning about my area of the state !! I have ancestors from Peter man, and I live now in the southernmost Black Belt county, Escambia County.
I’ve grown up my entire life in the black belt of Alabama and I’ve never known it to be called that because of the people, but because of the rich black soil across this part of the state
I'm from just north of Moundville. The area is named the black belt for both reasons. Just like Chief Tuskaloosa was also named the "Black Warrior". Hence, the black warrior river.
@@Ahch. Black Belt meaning soil dates back before the people brought from Africa were called Blacks. Black is actually a very recent term; before that Blacks were called Negroes and before that Colored. When Black Belt became popular Blacks were called Colored. That's why the NAACP stands for The Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Because of the use of Black today, people think Black Belt refers to people and it could be some people are using it that way today, not knowing history and how language changes.
You are correct, the name comes of the wonderful soil and the proximity to the Black Warrior river. Peter, u could do this trip 20 times and it would never look the same. Peter, great episode yet i think a guide or someone who could walk you though the last 40 years of Hale County would have been awesome.
We were taught in school it's the Black Belt because the best crops are grown there due tge rich, dark soil in that geographical region!! Melinda Lawley
I am a german. From 1995 - 2000 I was an expat working for Mercedes. My son is born in Tuscaloosa. Nobody at this time knew what to expect. I have to admit it was a cuture shock at first. But after a couple of months almost every german living there loved it. Really enjoyed the five years in the area. Nothing beats the southern hospitality. We will be back to visit.
Always welcome! My father's ancestry is German but I was born & raised near Birmingham. I could not imagine living anywhere else. I've lived places where we were the only white family on the block then my school years was a small area that was 90% white. Both areas we had the best neighbors & treated well. We had cookouts with neighbors & looked after each other. My experience although we are considered poorer, still is the best. It doesn't come without faults bc all things have good & bad, but the people and family are what make it the best. I love the South.
Tuscaloosa is much different than Selma my friend. I graduated form the University and loved every minute I living in Tuscaloosa. We were and still are grateful for Mercedes Benz coming to setting up a factory between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. That event was the catalyst for the automotive industrial movement that has since seen many car manufacturers set up operations in that area. Many quality jobs have been created and as a result, some fine towns have prospered. Towns such as Prattville are a fine example.
You've got to be my favorite youtuber for travel content. For years, I was always into content focused on far-away foreign countries. I'm American, and I still like watching videos from foreign countries, but seeing you go to the lesser known parts of the US is so fascinating. America truly has an insane amount of diversity when it comes to cultural values, geography, religiosity, history, etc....Thank you for showing the world how very interesting our country is.
Lady with purple pants is speaking truth. You go girl ! Prayers for you. May the good Lord watch over you and your family and friends. Peace and Love 😊.
I joined the Marines at 17 and served with the finest from all over our nation. I truly enjoyed serving our nation with fellow Americans of all races who love our country. Watching your videos confirms what I already know. It's the 1% percenters the media focuses on. Everyone else wants the same thing, peace, love, happiness, security, work, food....... great job Peter
Almost. I fully agree with your last sentence. Ie that most people want and can agree on 80-90% of what's needed for a good life. Media focuses on the much smaller differences, blows them out of the proportion and convinces its viewers that there are two teams in America, which are completely incompatible with one another
I’ve lived my whole life in Alabama and another problem not really discussed is how corrupt these local governments are in the poorer parts of Alabama. Unbelievable corruption from sheriffs, judges, school board members, and everything in between.
Thanks my guy w the hat!!❤❤❤ Ive seen a ton more love than hate. We'd give our lives for each other. We love each other more than its shown in the media.
Amen! I’m white but want more than anything to see everyone in America doing well. Every race suffers to some extent. There are rich and poor in every color. I pray for an America where everyone knows and loves Jesus and corruption doesn’t run our country and try to destroy people!
I LMAO every time one of these clowns try serving up their Lib B.S as breakfast, I moved to Sweet Home 11 years ago n I'll never live in a Pick Pocket State again.
Love these videos. Hardly anywhere else we can learn about nearly forgotten places. People are the core of every nook and cranny of the country. thank you, peter.
Alabama is my home state! I am so glad you pointed out that some of the Black Belt is nice. It’s not all poverty and depressing conditions. Next time drive along the east side of the state, along the Georgia border….It is so different from the west side of the state. You might be shocked even more.
It's like 3 states in 1. The north is south Tennessee, the middle is whatever, and the south is northwest Florida. Although truthfully northwest Florida is really southeast and West alabama.
As a truck driver, from northeast Pennsylvania, I've been to north Alabama a handful of times, and was immediately struck by how friendly people were. Since then, I've always told people it was the friendliest place I've ever been. My area is known to have some pretty friendly folks, but something about Alabama was just different. It was immediately noticeable to me as a visitor. I'm not even sure exactly what it was, really. It may have been the way that most people carried themselves there. It was a feeling that the kindness was genuine, and not just an act. There was a real sincerity about them. If someone asked how you were doing, they actually wanted to know. It certainly made a great impression though, because it is something I'd never forget.
@@mtnvortex I have been to Northeast Pennsylvania and have had prolonged contact during a crisis with others from there. Those people are salt of the earth kind of folks.
@@mattbasford6299 Cool. There really are some great folks in the hills of PA. You'll find many areas where people still wave to anyone passing through. I love my region. 🙂
Peter , you probably have the best channel on UA-cam when it comes to real social content, that shows the life of all sorts of groups in society. One of my favorite series from you is probably the ones from Appalachia. You and Baldandbankrupt are my go to go guys when it comes to learn about diffrent cultures, countries and stuff like that! Keep doing you´re thing. You really bring the light to things that most of us never get to see.
Hey Peter, i wanted to drop you a line to say a big thank you for your amazing and authentic insights into American life. Whether you're exploring the East Coast, the West Coast, Arizona, Appalachia, or currently, Alabama, your videos are incredibly valuable. As someone with a deep interest in American culture, history, and its people, I find your content truly invaluable. Your films serve as a real service to American culture and its people, capturing these moments on film as a kind of cultural remembrance. 🇺🇸 Through your recordings, you're essentially giving everyone around the world a chance to see America for what it truly is. So, I just wanted to express my gratitude for that. By the way, your films are definitely interesting! Best regards from Germany 🇩🇪 and looking forward to your upcoming videos. Michael
I grew up in Selma. I will always love and cherish my upbringing. I grew up surrounded by loving people who took part in the great civil rights movement. Now, the energy has shifted to something I can’t relate to anymore. Therefore, I’ve moved on to other areas of the world where there are people striving for excellence.
I did not like how the CULTURE VULTURE kept trying to make the black woman say but the situation is better when that definitely was not what she was saying definitely not the point she was trying to make.😡🤬
This is content that opens the eyes for people who live everywhere else in the world. Im from Estonia, Never would i learn these things about other side of the world if wasn't for you Peter. Ive watched most of your videos, i intend to get to watch all of them eventually. I wish you all the best, and never ever stop! :) We need you!
@@PeterSantenelloIt is so amazing to hear that your travels had beginnings from my country. Tallinn and Tartu are amazing cities. I hope you had time to visit my island, Saaremaa. I have not left here for 36 years, and I don't intend to. This small island has everything one needs to live a peaceful life, even though we have an eastern neighbor who is unpredictable. If you didn't get to visit Saaremaa but someday do, you should take a trip in our nature and visit the Castle of Kuressaare, which is still standing in pristine condition from the 1380s. Definitely worth a sightseeing one day!
Thank God you guys are in NATO (“NaTO eXpAnSiON” lmao 🙄) so *hopefully* you don’t need to worry about your crazy eastern neighbors too much, but who knows. Would love to visit Estonia one day too.
@@danieledelstein9129We are hopeful that we don't have the need to defend ourselves. that all goes peacefully. And for sure you should visit! We are very friendly here or well atleast on the island hehe.
I think it’s the way he can talk to anyone without having to think of what to say in case of offending someone. I can imagine that If he did offend someone he would just take note and carry on his research.
Love these episodes where you jump in the car and let loose, the people you bump into are just so authentic. Thanks for sharing. I can’t even imagine how much work is involved outside of what we see, with all the planning and editing etc.
I went to grad school at The University of Alabama and the people in this region are some of the kindest, most humble, inviting, and outgoing people you will ever meet. Their personableness is second to none. Miss driving through and striking up conversations with people at gas stations and the country stores.
You obviously didn't adventure to far from the campus; Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a crime filled crap hole.. There is at least 20 murders a year, and the place is flooded with thieves that will break into your home or vehicle... From Tuscaloosa to Birmingham is nothing but low life trash, that don't want to work, but instead squeeze everything they can out of welfare.
Peter, this video reminds me how I love your patience and genuine interest in even the humblest of people. If we could all listen like that, the world would be better. Thanks for your example and for letting diverse views shine through.
I feel the same way! Live in LA - Daleville and Alabama gets such a bad reputation from people who have never even been here! I love my state and most of the people in it!
Idk know why. I visited Alabama in 2019 and I didn't want to leave. So much I went back two weeks later. I absolutely loved it there. I still plan to move to there too. @bkmc0340
I have lived in Mobile Alabama all my life and have traveled the whole state of alabama. It has its economic issues and areas. But the state of Alabama, it is a beautiful state with lots of rivers and streams and even mountains. Thank you for taking the time to drive through Alabama exclamation mark I love your videos
Thanks for sharing our state with everyone! Loved the paper clip video! I’ve lived most my life in Alabama! I’ve been to Germany, Egypt & Korea. I’ve been out west all the way the Pismo Beach California, to Washington state (the spot where Washington and Idaho meet at the top of the state is my favorite place in the world) I love Bama, our southern hospitality, and all around lifestyle! You can be broke and still survive in Alabama! And it’s BEAUTIFUL! Thanks again for sharing!!
I never click so fast! Peter, I find your content not only educational but inspiring as well. You the realist around America that some of us will never see. Thank you! 🤙🏾
Loving the Deep South series man! This is really going a lot to help people understand that it’s not all bad and there still some good folk around. 👊🏻🤙🏻
No high rises no apartment complexes no houses stacked up on top of each other. You got to love the south for that. They got it right when it came to housing. You can actually breathe when you come out your front door. You’re not staring at your neighbors tonsils when you walk out the door. That’s how all communities should be built with SPACE!
I live in Selma. I love Selma. I like Peter’s content but I have to say, he just breezed by everything on this trip. There is a lot more to Selma than what Peter showed here. I wish he would come back and do a more in depth series on the Black Belt. There’s too much history here for a 30 minute show.
These Alabama ones have been pretty crap. Hes breezing through them. The older ones, I felt like i learnt alot.. But these I feel like he barely gets into the nitty gritty.
Probably because he sees what real people are like outside of big cities. The backbone of America and people just wanting to live and let live and not be all up in each others business
Me too I love love Peters beautiful energy and personality!! He is so sweet thoughtful and kind! .Keep up the excellent topics and topics!! All amazing every last one Love you Peter ❤️😊 🙏🏽
When the slavers introduced that slave Bible...that was the gift that keeps on giving. Unfortunately it was meant to keep the enslaved people docile. You can't pray your way out of generational poverty. This is sad af.
The first town you went through, Monroeville, is the hometown of Harper Lee who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as Truman Capote. That “nice town hall” is a museum dedicated to Harper Lee, the novel and the movie. Would have definitely been worth a stop if you’ve ever read the book or watched the movie.
One of the reasons a lot of homes have been abandoned is because in the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's a lot of young people moved north for work leaving their parents behind! When those left behind died their homes were starting to get run down and their children had no incentive to repair the homes or move back, that is what happened to my grandmothers home!
That’s sad! Beautiful style old homes that can be restored to its original self and make a wonderful neighborhood! More blacks need to get back to their parents/grandparents properties and continue ownership before the sharks from other countries steal it all!
@@JennyLima-u3b Tell be about it, I would love to have my Grandmother's old home, my dad grew up in it and the happiest time in my childhood was spent there and now it's a parking lot!
@@Username-f5p Ham was the second son of Noah, the two other sons' names were Shem (ancestor of the Semites) and Japheth (ancestor of Europeans). An incident with Ham is related in the Old Testament of the Bible, Genesis Chapter 9 verses 20-27. Because of what is described, Noah cursed Ham's son Canaan and said that they will serve the descendants of the other two sons. According to other passages in the Old Testament and the ancient Jewish historian Josephus, Black Africans are descended from Ham.
It's not so easy to deal with a property you can't live at because you got to live somewhere else to make money. You got to pay someone else to do the work, you may not have that money. Then you figure you can let it sit while you work up the money and then you'll repair it after that. But price of living goes up and your wages stay the same. And before you know what that house is dilapidated. So be careful before blaming the younger generations. They were born into this.
Peter, I think as you come to the end of this series you will find, that despite what the media makes the state of Alabama out to be, it is a beautiful place. Not because of the quaint towns, architecture, country roads ect.. it is the people that live here.
Peter, new subscriber here. Englishman who lives in Lithuania (noting that you lived in Ukraine for a while). Very much appreciate your content, especially the way you ask questions and actually wait to hear the answers. It's a cliché that we Brits tend think we understand the US, but for all sorts of reasons we don't, not unless we spend time learning. Your content very much helps that process.
Yep, she was talking about the book of Deuteronomy also.. A Nation turning from God and until they go back will be under the curse.. It's about Nation's not skin color📕🔍🤔👋😎🙏💪☝️👍
@@Justaguywithtruth Not for sure you was watching the same thing. It's always about race. You can deflect, deny and move the goalpost. 06:30 The lady is right. (I can tell she was hesitate saying it in front of Peter) but INTEGRATION was and is a failure to Black Americans. And the GOV't has a MAJOR blame in this, the CRACK epidemic, where the GOV't admits to putting DRUGs in Black neighborhoods to fund the war against Nicaragua. This DESTROYED many Black families and Black neighborhoods by planting those drugs. Now we have the school to prison pipeline to fill up those private prisons. American put more of its CITIZENS (Black people) than any other country in the whole world. When you can invest in the prison system in the stock exchange it a MAJOR problem. It never ends in this system, so the lady is right. INTEGRATION was and is a failure to Black Americans.
A couple of years ago, we took to the backroads from Georgia thru Alabama on our way home to Michigan. We stopped in quite a few small towns along the way and met many people both black and white. Everyone respected each other and treated us with kindness.
Yes, the United States still has racial problems but we've come a long way. We even elected a Black President and routine lynching is now part of the history books, not everyday Southern life. In fact, prejudice today may be a worse problem in large northern cities than in the South.
@@stephenfisher3721I thought that, then I went to the south. Never seen so much racism, never heard the N word so much, especially from people who just a minute before we’re talking about how much they like little Wayne, then switched to talking about how they don’t like black people. That’s just one example.
I am hooked on your channel. The way you are with people is intoxicating. You have the ability to connect with people from all walks of life. Amazing content, you're truly gifted! Thank you!
Hi Peter. I live in the Valley Grande area of Selma. My 19 year old daughter was at work when the tornado hit her place of work. Her and other coworkers made it under a table just as the roof blew out. As of last week (a year later), they have moved back into that building and ongoing work is underway.
I've lived in Huntsville, Alabama for the last 15 years and constantly amazes me how different other parts of Alabama are from each other (my city is a tech/engineering, fairly populated small city with a mixing pot diversity). I recently found the channel and have spent multiple hours watching so far. If you're ever in the Huntsville area and want a tour guide I volunteer!
@@nonmups9973 well you want be going to heaven then! Because God the Creator made diversity! He created the world that way every race and every tongue...
Tuscaloosa also got hit by a massive tornado 🌪️ and wrecked a large portion of the city. People were indoors mostly on your trip through because when it’s in the 50’s, it’s cold to us southerners.
I remember that tornado. My friend was in his dorm and the dorms across the street from his were completely leveled. I didn’t know if he was dead or alive. I know the football stadium was unharmed.
There were LOTS of tornadoes that day. People forget that North Alabama suffered greatly as well. I know because I live up here and it seemed like all we heard about was recovery for Tuscaloosa. (Thankfully we weren’t hit but people directly to my north and south were and everyone lost power for days/weeks).
I also think that it was a Sunday based upon the church visit early in the video, so many folks were at Church or spending time with families and not out shopping the downtown areas.
@6:45 "Right now where are we? We are going backwards instead of forward because this country was built in error with the wrong principles and mindset." Wisdom!!!
@@paulk64, racism is alive & well in these modern days, thanks to a certain politician / reality TV “star”. The lady in the video hit the nail on the head.
Peter im so glad we have people like you man. I appreciate the love you have to let people tell their stories. Its crazy how the news tries to make it look like we all hate each other. Thanks for the insight sir.
Black Belt meaning soil dates back before the people brought from Africa were called Blacks. Black is actually a very recent term; before that Blacks were called Negroes and before that Colored. When Black Belt became popular Blacks were called Colored. That's why the NAACP stands for The Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Because of the use of Black today, people think Black Belt refers to people and it could be some people are using it that way today, not knowing history and how language changes.
@@jakesuper6447 Only by ignorant people that aren't from the area because as soon as anyone mentions a color in context with Alabama they can't think of anything but race. I'm from Sumter county. It's named that for the soil.
Really enjoy your videos. I am American but left for Germany in my early 20s and due to divorce and kids, I have to stay here. I am 41 now. I have been dreaming of traveling in my country.. the USA. I never realized before, how fascinating it is.. both in good and bad ways.. America is very special.
I just returned home to the uk from Florida, as someone who is obsessed with the USA your videos always make me happy and I look forward to them. This again was fantastic I wish it was longer! Part 2 is definitely deserved 🙏🏽🇬🇧🇺🇸
I love hearing from people who we wouldn’t see or hear from any other way. Thank you. And of course sharing all of the travel and locations I would never see otherwise.
People need to travel more I get it’s costly to take time off work and you probably have things you would rather do with that time but nothing was more eye opening during the last few years than traveling the country seeing lots of different areas and how things were for people there
It’s crazy that the majority of them also say that their communities are worse off since the 60s which is very eye opening. The government was very methodical in how they tore down the values of families…
PREACH SISTER!! I hitched and hopped freight for many years. Down south even is the deep south there is Damn fine and Good honest people despite everything they been threw...its different then anywhere else in the country. I Love this area and all the folks in it ❤ they deserve better We the people
Thank you Peter and Natalia 🙏🏽 Peter you are the best!! You are so relatable and I truly appreciate your mission/ dedication and commitment to sharing your stories 🥰 Love and blessings always 🙏🏽❤️🦌
Industry in Alabama disappeared and really hurt the small rural areas years ago. The little town I was raised in for awhile Sylacauga had cotton mills which I worked at and was also Kimberly Clark paper mill in Childersburg. There was also Russell Mills among many other sewing plants who made clothing along with other industries.These jobs provided income to many people both black and white and really hurt Alabama and I am sure when corporations left the US hurt other states as well. I was hoping you would mention that.
Yep, lot of abandoned textile plant buildings all over. The loss of manufacturing destroyed rural areas. I'm from Sumter county. A lot of small towns had built up around those plants.
9:01: "We are people of light, we're not people of darkness. All of what you see now is darkness." 😓 So much wisdom in our elders, they deserve so much better.
Your right we are peopl of light I’m from Montgomery Alabama 45mins away from Selma and we have the same problem here it’s just a little more city like here we are gods chosen and lost sheep
@@KPAllDay55Most definitely. Until you've walked a mile in others paths,how can you even speak about it. That lady has seen the times change,been a part of the marches,Jim Crow law,being "a second class citizen" in the eyes of some people who were the oppressors. Her eyes have seen it,and her life has felt the weight. Until you know,don't judge.
I was lucky enough to get sent to the USA many years ago for work (I’m an Aussie). Spent two months in Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina. Lovely people! They thought I was an alien. Some people laughed in my face when I started talking because of my accent. Good folk though. Looking forward to seeing more of these videos man
Just as mentioned in the Louisiana episode with Gerald, the insurance companies are raising their rates while also canceling customers for nonsense. For more than 20 years we had no front steps to prevent access to a door, Farm Bureau sent someone on our property last year (trespassing) and then cancelled us for it. Its getting to the point that the risk will be less than if you set back the money.
Thank you for covering America like you do. Not everyone can get to all these places. I love this country more than anything and all its people and I do pray we heal the division. I remember after 911 how united we all were. Flags on all the cars up in the northeast. I hope we can all get back to appreciating where we live and it takes every one of us to be kind and leave a good impression on those we meet. Nobody does it better than you. Thank you for all this incredible content. That man with the red hat was a beautiful soul. 🇺🇸
Peter it’s called “the black belt” due to the richness of the fertile black soil leading to an abundance of top-tier agricultural operations comprised of around 200 counties from Texas to Virginia. It wasn’t until later on where it took on a new meaning due to proliferation of cotton fields tended by mostly sharecroppers and tenant farmers who chose to remain in the South once freeman. The “Alabama Black Belt” produced over 23% of the Nation’s cotton.
Peter for me content creator number 1 . God Bless you Man. And thanks for sharing with us all this amazing stories always. I hope to see you visiting again Titus 😅. What a great Team
Wow that woman in the flooded house, such wisdom. I knew exactly what she meant when she said we started it all wrong and now we are cursed. It's true. U have to understand when someone has grown up with that kind of oppression, and the only story u are allowed to know about your ancestors is one of dislocation and horrors , there is no other way to see things. God bless the people of Alabama they have lived through a lot. ty Peter for showing some of their stories
I moved to Alabama in 2012. I was born and raised in Indiana, and left there in 2009 when I married my late husband, he was still in the Marines at the time so we spent our first year of marriage in North Carolina, then we spent a year in Pennsylvania, before finally moving to Sylacauga, AL, where he was originally from. I love it down here. There are some rough parts, and some rough living, but the hospitality and acceptance down here is LEAGUES ahead, in my opinion. I have found a FAMILY down here, even though my daughter and I have no biological family near us down here since losing her daddy, I couldn't imagine leaving, or living anywhere else.
Peter, thank you for showing so many walks of life. I especially think what you do is important because not only do you show how life is different you show how we all overlap! We need that as a nation and a world!
I enjoye watching your videos. Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama. I've live in Central Alabama all my life. We have a beautiful state, with a lot of wonderful people who will give you the shirt off their back, color does not matter to most as long as you treat each other with respect, you get respect back. The federal government has turned their back on a lot of rural communities in the south. The government gives billions away to other countries that should be spent right here to help the people that built this great nation. And as the gentleman from Selma said, keep praying, for better days ahead. Safe travels my friend.
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I watch these videos to be more better informed, am unfortunately become angst against America after Trump and his bs.. So I'm trying to look these videos and see different prospectives, still probably won't visit your country, unless there's more work to be done for helping the rightful indigenous people (Native American People) who are the rightful caretakers.... And i see the judicial system change for the better
Come Check Out Niagara Falls Ontario Canada My Friend,Great Video
Hey there I’m in Lagrange Georgia if you’re coming this way I would love to show you our Town. 😊
Peter, thanks for all the Amazing work you do. Just one request….you need to make a series on Micronesia. Specially Guam, “where America’s day begin” but nobody talks about it. There are so many issues and views to cover there. From people that lost family to WWII and agrees with the USA military presence there to people that lost land to the military and want complete independence. So it’s an interesting place with a lot of history and it’s part of the United States. The history of the Chamorro and Micronesian people are very deep. Would be nice to expose it. I can contact you with some people there.
I love your content Peter, first videos I watched were about the Hasidic Jews. I learned a lot. I saw a recent video titled escaping hood mindset, I noticed you attempted to tell the guy how blacks attempt to take advantage or use victimization as a crutch. I was a little disappointed and disheartened at that. In this video, the black woman in the church doorway was trying to enlighten you but I noticed you did a lot of editing. You also gave her no pushback, why? She was 1000% correct. Black people have and always been terrorized here. I don’t think you really understand the African American experience. When you or other white people try to tell blacks they should get over the past, that is profoundly inconsiderate and dismissive. There isn’t a people on the planet that has experienced 300 years of slavery and terror. The holocaust lasted 5-10 years total. Slavery alone lasted 300 plus years!!! When you say blacks should’ve gotten over that unprecedented attempt at extinction at the hands of terrorist, who are you saying has went thru the same thing and has recovered??? There is no one remotely close to the slavery experience in the history of the world!!! Slavery changed the whole mindset of a group of people and that was replaced with the European mindset! That has caused black peoples problems! Why did you skip through that woman and her telling you about blacks being terrorized??? Ask yourself why
That’s my brother sitting in the truck u were talking to in Peterman. He has been trucking for over 30yrs!! Peterman on the map!!🙏🏽🙏🏽
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seems like a nice guy and hard worker!
At what mark I want to see😄
@@tiffanycurtis4794at 5 second mark
@Dee-vs2rj Was that Robert Kemp also? Monroeville thru Peterman thru Beatrice than thru Selma.
Peter puts out the true country we live in.
No smoke no BS
Peter does nothing special.
He gets in his car and talks to random people in places
I guess you missed the last video which was a 40 minute commercial for some real estate agents lol
He is special and everyone is special in their own way, including you, believe it or not. He does what many people wish they had the courage, time, and money to do. He talks to random special people in special places and asks interesting and pertinent questions, and that makes him a boots on the ground explorer and inquisitive adventurer. That takes motivation and courage. I appreciate that he helps us, who are interested, understand impoverished, working class people, surviving in this country, in various places @@johnjones3332 .
He knows how to ask open ended questions that lead to reality and truth. He doesn't judge or look down his nose at anyone. We all have stories to tell and he is listening. Something you will not get from MSM.
@@hearttoheart4me google is a 2trillion dollar company. UA-cam is the mainstream media.
Peter, you're one of the top 5 best content creators on all of social media . I love all your videos
I totally agree!
Ditto!
Top 3 in my world.
Agree! Would be interested in who the other 4 would be
Peter's channel is incredible, it's great to hear people's stories. I was in Columbus (Golden Triangle) in 2013 doing historical tourism, I was very happy to meet the people and learned a lot. Marcelo from Florianopolis Brazil
Alabamian here. That main drag in Selma looked like the rest of the town, very rundown and ignored. The outside of the buildings were given facelifts for the movie “Selma.” Once the filming was complete, they left, leaving the buildings to slowly begin their decay again. Every time I drive through Selma I get mixed feelings. A town with lots of history, that feels abandoned.
Do people still marry cousins in Alabama?
I felt the same way when I visited Selma for the first time. I was shocked at how rundown and ignored for it to be a historical town 😢
Peter, thank you so much. My parents are from Alabama, my mom is from Selma. They moved up north in the 60’s but my mom would never go back to visit due to the horrible memories. I always wanted to see this…. I’m in tears. This means more to me than you will ever know. I appreciate all your videos!!
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Crying over this? LOL
Agreed. I didn’t want to return to Mississippi for the same reasons. Although now that I’m older I would like to visit and learn about my forgotten past.
So good for you.😀
Hearts and compassion to you.
Yes, as tears flow....
Wow, it humbles me to hear how others see life. The gentleman who was talking about 'good things comes to those who wait' and that 'you just got to pray harder' you can tell that man has gone seen a lot of things and has been through a lot but is thankful for what he has. Puts life into a whole nother perspective.
Agree that man had a testimony and he might help people thru Peter’s channel- very cool!
> but is thankful for what he has
how to pacify the poor
@@TJ-hs1qmbut he's a better man than a lot of "rich" people.
Really? What makes you the moral judge of that? Anyway, let's say he actually believes that poverty equals "being better" (whatever "better" stands for). It requires him having a choice, right? I doubt that was the case. And if he were to start questioning society, would that make him a worse man and, by extension, rich people "better"? Obviously not. So, moral rhetoric is useless until you want to pacify poverty and maintain the status quo for the rich.
@@TJ-hs1qmYou seem to have a problem with people who do not choose to label themselves victims and who have found the ability to be content in every situation through faith. I think that says something about you as well. I promise you that the way that you are choosing to think about things will not lead you to happiness nor will it make any positive change in the world. I feel that only a very lost and unhappy person would see that man's words as anything other than his testimony. It is a part of our culture here, both black and white, to speak out loud our love for God, so you need to know that I have already prayed for you and thanked God for you. I hope you will soon find the peace and contentment that I and many others share with this man in Selma. Please take care.....
Peter is more in touch with America than any politician in DC
Isnt Alabama a republican state.??
Yes most southern states are under republican rule unfortunately ! The republicans are so bk wards saying embryos are children so with that said a female who’s got a dozen or so frozen eggs can claim them on her tax returns lol republicans aren’t too smart that’s why I’m forever Go Blue ! Just look at the southern republican states id never live in the south no way !
find me one in touch politician
None of them care, it's the same bird, just different wings 💯
None of them care about us, it's the same bird just different wings💯
I'm from South Africa and I feel like I'm only now being introduced to the real America as I'm binging on all the different episodes of states you've been documenting. So much I'm learning. Thank you Peter for taking the time to document the real America.
Our stories are similar. We are Bantu ppl here in America
Proudly South African
Yeah don’t believe what you see on tv
America is multifaceted. The nicer or more alive parts are still the "real" America.
Thank you for learning about my area of the state !! I have ancestors from Peter man, and I live now in the southernmost Black Belt county, Escambia County.
I’ve grown up my entire life in the black belt of Alabama and I’ve never known it to be called that because of the people, but because of the rich black soil across this part of the state
I'm from just north of Moundville. The area is named the black belt for both reasons. Just like Chief Tuskaloosa was also named the "Black Warrior". Hence, the black warrior river.
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Black Belt meaning soil dates back before the people brought from Africa were called Blacks. Black is actually a very recent term; before that Blacks were called Negroes and before that Colored. When Black Belt became popular Blacks were called Colored. That's why the NAACP stands for The Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Because of the use of Black today, people think Black Belt refers to people and it could be some people are using it that way today, not knowing history and how language changes.
You are correct, the name comes of the wonderful soil and the proximity to the Black Warrior river. Peter, u could do this trip 20 times and it would never look the same. Peter, great episode yet i think a guide or someone who could walk you though the last 40 years of Hale County would have been awesome.
@@stephenfisher3721I thought it stood for N Are Always Causing Problems
We were taught in school it's the Black Belt because the best crops are grown there due tge rich, dark soil in that geographical region!!
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No other UA-cam channel has me refresh the home screen the moment they are scheduled to upload. Wonderful work, Peter.
I am a german. From 1995 - 2000 I was an expat working for Mercedes. My son is born in Tuscaloosa. Nobody at this time knew what to expect. I have to admit it was a cuture shock at first. But after a couple of months almost every german living there loved it. Really enjoyed the five years in the area. Nothing beats the southern hospitality. We will be back to visit.
Great story to share! Thanks!
Always welcome! My father's ancestry is German but I was born & raised near Birmingham. I could not imagine living anywhere else. I've lived places where we were the only white family on the block then my school years was a small area that was 90% white. Both areas we had the best neighbors & treated well. We had cookouts with neighbors & looked after each other. My experience although we are considered poorer, still is the best. It doesn't come without faults bc all things have good & bad, but the people and family are what make it the best. I love the South.
As someone born in Tuscaloosa and raised in Hale County, love to hear it!
What did you like about it? The story could make a good article.
Tuscaloosa is much different than Selma my friend. I graduated form the University and loved every minute I living in Tuscaloosa. We were and still are grateful for Mercedes Benz coming to setting up a factory between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. That event was the catalyst for the automotive industrial movement that has since seen many car manufacturers set up operations in that area. Many quality jobs have been created and as a result, some fine towns have prospered. Towns such as Prattville are a fine example.
So many well mannered and polite people, what a lovely place.
The best part of your videos is the conversation with the people and families 😊
1000%
Absolutely my favorite UA-camr. What a talented unbiased, empathetic human.
Don't know what video you were watching!!!👀🤔🚩
You've got to be my favorite youtuber for travel content. For years, I was always into content focused on far-away foreign countries. I'm American, and I still like watching videos from foreign countries, but seeing you go to the lesser known parts of the US is so fascinating. America truly has an insane amount of diversity when it comes to cultural values, geography, religiosity, history, etc....Thank you for showing the world how very interesting our country is.
Lady with purple pants is speaking truth. You go girl ! Prayers for you. May the good Lord watch over you and your family and friends. Peace and Love 😊.
She was dropping gems!! “Part of the curse. “💥 Deuteronomy 28
FACTS! 💯💯💯
Watching Peter's videos remind me of what the media is supposed to be like.
I'm excited for each and every video!
For sure
I'm actually looking them too
I joined the Marines at 17 and served with the finest from all over our nation. I truly enjoyed serving our nation with fellow Americans of all races who love our country. Watching your videos confirms what I already know. It's the 1% percenters the media focuses on. Everyone else wants the same thing, peace, love, happiness, security, work, food....... great job Peter
Your service is appreciated.
Almost. I fully agree with your last sentence. Ie that most people want and can agree on 80-90% of what's needed for a good life.
Media focuses on the much smaller differences, blows them out of the proportion and convinces its viewers that there are two teams in America, which are completely incompatible with one another
Amen& ty for your service
About the 1% not true at all. The main stream media would rather demonize whites. Not P.C. now'a days to criticize African Americans
Well said
I’ve lived my whole life in Alabama and another problem not really discussed is how corrupt these local governments are in the poorer parts of Alabama. Unbelievable corruption from sheriffs, judges, school board members, and everything in between.
I live in Louisiana and it’s the same here
Id believe u
Wat ab the bigger cities and areas tho
@@ninalarae9917 everywhere has corruption to some degree but in poorer areas it’s felt more
@@sportluver98 Cause you have one party rule there and the Republicans run everything.
Republicans have rules Alabama for thirty years. YOu get what you vote for.
Thanks my guy w the hat!!❤❤❤ Ive seen a ton more love than hate. We'd give our lives for each other. We love each other more than its shown in the media.
Amen! I’m white but want more than anything to see everyone in America doing well. Every race suffers to some extent. There are rich and poor in every color. I pray for an America where everyone knows and loves Jesus and corruption doesn’t run our country and try to destroy people!
Peter, you came through my hometown Monroeville, Alabama. Also wanted to note that the Black Belt was named for the rich soil.
Yes. That is origin of Black Belt name.
Hi
he mentions that in the video!
I LMAO every time one of these clowns try serving up their Lib B.S as breakfast, I moved to Sweet Home 11 years ago n I'll never live in a Pick Pocket State again.
@@MJCFilmshe mentioned it wrong
Love these videos. Hardly anywhere else we can learn about nearly forgotten places. People are the core of every nook and cranny of the country. thank you, peter.
I love doing what Peter is doing… but I’m too shy to share my adventures. Maybe one day.
Peter, your content is what's right with the internet. This is the kind of content that's very much needed. Keep up the great work!
Alabama is my home state! I am so glad you pointed out that some of the Black Belt is nice. It’s not all poverty and depressing conditions. Next time drive along the east side of the state, along the Georgia border….It is so different from the west side of the state. You might be shocked even more.
What is a BLACK BELT??? AND WHY DIDN'T HE MENTION THE WHITE BELT?? 🔊 WAKE UP AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION!!!🚩🚩
As a native of Alabama, it's hard to express how different the state is as you move around the state.
It's like 3 states in 1. The north is south Tennessee, the middle is whatever, and the south is northwest Florida. Although truthfully northwest Florida is really southeast and West alabama.
As a truck driver, from northeast Pennsylvania, I've been to north Alabama a handful of times, and was immediately struck by how friendly people were. Since then, I've always told people it was the friendliest place I've ever been. My area is known to have some pretty friendly folks, but something about Alabama was just different. It was immediately noticeable to me as a visitor. I'm not even sure exactly what it was, really. It may have been the way that most people carried themselves there. It was a feeling that the kindness was genuine, and not just an act. There was a real sincerity about them. If someone asked how you were doing, they actually wanted to know. It certainly made a great impression though, because it is something I'd never forget.
@@mtnvortex I have been to Northeast Pennsylvania and have had prolonged contact during a crisis with others from there. Those people are salt of the earth kind of folks.
@@loganstroganoff1284 I was born in Dothan, Alabama and raised just across the Florida line. We call that area LA--Lower Alabama.
@@mattbasford6299 Cool. There really are some great folks in the hills of PA. You'll find many areas where people still wave to anyone passing through. I love my region. 🙂
Peter... You need to make that your tagline, "you never know until you go"! Love your content!
I love that saying as well.
When I was a younger man, I had a Cave Diving Shirt that said "If You Don't Go - You Won't Know"
In Australia one state has a theme
You never never know,if you never never go
NT(Due to parts of the NT being called the Never Never)
One of my favorite saying!
You’re so kind. I adore how people are so open with you. God Bless Peter!❤
Peter , you probably have the best channel on UA-cam when it comes to real social content, that shows the life of all sorts of groups in society. One of my favorite series from you is probably the ones from Appalachia. You and Baldandbankrupt are my go to go guys when it comes to learn about diffrent cultures, countries and stuff like that! Keep doing you´re thing. You really bring the light to things that most of us never get to see.
Hey Peter, i wanted to drop you a line to say a big thank you for your amazing and authentic insights into American life. Whether you're exploring the East Coast, the West Coast, Arizona, Appalachia, or currently, Alabama, your videos are incredibly valuable.
As someone with a deep interest in American culture, history, and its people, I find your content truly invaluable. Your films serve as a real service to American culture and its people, capturing these moments on film as a kind of cultural remembrance. 🇺🇸
Through your recordings, you're essentially giving everyone around the world a chance to see America for what it truly is. So, I just wanted to express my gratitude for that. By the way, your films are definitely interesting!
Best regards from Germany 🇩🇪 and looking forward to your upcoming videos. Michael
Thank you so much Michael for this comment! I’m glad you’re seeing it this way.
The country black folks are the best. The friendliest and most accepting culture .
Remembrance. Beautiful word.
I grew up in Selma. I will always love and cherish my upbringing. I grew up surrounded by loving people who took part in the great civil rights movement. Now, the energy has shifted to something I can’t relate to anymore. Therefore, I’ve moved on to other areas of the world where there are people striving for excellence.
love the guy you interviewed at 11 minutes in. Such a positive faithful outlook in life. Thank you for all you do.
He's dirty and disgusting, you want that in your neighborhood?
That lady talking was so smart! She didn’t miss a beat!
I did not like how the CULTURE VULTURE kept trying to make the black woman say but the situation is better when that definitely was not what she was saying definitely not the point she was trying to make.😡🤬
This is content that opens the eyes for people who live everywhere else in the world. Im from Estonia, Never would i learn these things about other side of the world if wasn't for you Peter. Ive watched most of your videos, i intend to get to watch all of them eventually. I wish you all the best, and never ever stop! :) We need you!
Thank you! I'll never forget my first time to Tallinn and Tartu, my adventurous travel started there.
@@PeterSantenelloIt is so amazing to hear that your travels had beginnings from my country. Tallinn and Tartu are amazing cities. I hope you had time to visit my island, Saaremaa. I have not left here for 36 years, and I don't intend to. This small island has everything one needs to live a peaceful life, even though we have an eastern neighbor who is unpredictable. If you didn't get to visit Saaremaa but someday do, you should take a trip in our nature and visit the Castle of Kuressaare, which is still standing in pristine condition from the 1380s. Definitely worth a sightseeing one day!
Thank God you guys are in NATO (“NaTO eXpAnSiON” lmao 🙄) so *hopefully* you don’t need to worry about your crazy eastern neighbors too much, but who knows. Would love to visit Estonia one day too.
@Darkelaris a castle standing since 1380? Oh my! I wish you could post a picture here. Do people live in the castle?
@@danieledelstein9129We are hopeful that we don't have the need to defend ourselves. that all goes peacefully. And for sure you should visit! We are very friendly here or well atleast on the island hehe.
Peter, you can speak to anyone and put them at ease . It’s a gift :).
I think it’s the way he can talk to anyone without having to think of what to say in case of offending someone. I can imagine that If he did offend someone he would just take note and carry on his research.
Love these episodes where you jump in the car and let loose, the people you bump into are just so authentic.
Thanks for sharing. I can’t even imagine how much work is involved outside of what we see, with all the planning and editing etc.
As an Alabamian I love this series, I love the gentleman in the jacket. "just pray harder and wait".
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I have lived and worked in this part of Alabama and these are some of the BEST, most hospitable, people in the entire state!
Crime stats say differently
Virtue signal.
@@blueguitarist doesn’t mean that good people don’t exist there…
I believe it ❤
@blueguitarist where is it no crime?
I went to grad school at The University of Alabama and the people in this region are some of the kindest, most humble, inviting, and outgoing people you will ever meet. Their personableness is second to none. Miss driving through and striking up conversations with people at gas stations and the country stores.
You obviously didn't adventure to far from the campus; Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a crime filled crap hole.. There is at least 20 murders a year, and the place is flooded with thieves that will break into your home or vehicle... From Tuscaloosa to Birmingham is nothing but low life trash, that don't want to work, but instead squeeze everything they can out of welfare.
Because that's educational place of higher institution
Peter, this video reminds me how I love your patience and genuine interest in even the humblest of people. If we could all listen like that, the world would be better. Thanks for your example and for letting diverse views shine through.
I could sit and listen to them tell their stories forever. What a friendly, wholesome and fascinating place.
These types of interviews are SO important.
Yes!!!!! 💫💪✨️
I grew up in L.A. (Lower Alabama) - Brundidge. Thank you for shedding some positivity and insight on the region that means so much to me.
I feel the same way! Live in LA - Daleville and Alabama gets such a bad reputation from people who have never even been here! I love my state and most of the people in it!
I grew up in Andalusia Alabama
Idk know why. I visited Alabama in 2019 and I didn't want to leave. So much I went back two weeks later. I absolutely loved it there. I still plan to move to there too. @bkmc0340
334 from Opp,Alabama.
Famous for the Rattlesnake rodeo. I have been there. @@i.d.9864
I have lived in Mobile Alabama all my life and have traveled the whole state of alabama. It has its economic issues and areas. But the state of Alabama, it is a beautiful state with lots of rivers and streams and even mountains. Thank you for taking the time to drive through Alabama exclamation mark I love your videos
Thanks for sharing our state with everyone! Loved the paper clip video! I’ve lived most my life in Alabama! I’ve been to Germany, Egypt & Korea. I’ve been out west all the way the Pismo Beach California, to Washington state (the spot where Washington and Idaho meet at the top of the state is my favorite place in the world) I love Bama, our southern hospitality, and all around lifestyle! You can be broke and still survive in Alabama! And it’s BEAUTIFUL! Thanks again for sharing!!
I never click so fast! Peter, I find your content not only educational but inspiring as well. You the realist around America that some of us will never see. Thank you! 🤙🏾
Loving the Deep South series man! This is really going a lot to help people understand that it’s not all bad and there still some good folk around. 👊🏻🤙🏻
I agree with her about the world is getting worse and people distancing themselves and the government trying to control us more too.
Come through the border, you'll get everything handed to you, but if you are a citizen you get nothing.
Replacement is real.
No high rises no apartment complexes no houses stacked up on top of each other. You got to love the south for that. They got it right when it came to housing. You can actually breathe when you come out your front door. You’re not staring at your neighbors tonsils when you walk out the door. That’s how all communities should be built with SPACE!
I think you're kinda generalizing based on seeing lower income, more rural areas in Alabama. It's very different in urban centers like Birmingham.
What you're 👀 seeing is a poverty riddle area that makes good for 📺 🖥 for this CULTURE VULTURE MASQUERADING AS IF HE'S DOING BLACK PEOPLE A FAVOR.🤮🚩🤮🤥
I live in Selma. I love Selma. I like Peter’s content but I have to say, he just breezed by everything on this trip. There is a lot more to Selma than what Peter showed here. I wish he would come back and do a more in depth series on the Black Belt. There’s too much history here for a 30 minute show.
Exactly! Need to get below the surface and look at the kingpins in Selma, Marion, Greensboro, Sanders, Scott……
These Alabama ones have been pretty crap. Hes breezing through them. The older ones, I felt like i learnt alot.. But these I feel like he barely gets into the nitty gritty.
he did mentioned it on the 15 minute mark, so he's well aware
@@TheKodiak72 maybe he is scared or likes big cities better.
Agreed.
I love how Peter's videos feel 100x more genuine than anything you'll catch on CNN, NBC, FOX etc...
From the UK we are fed the same BS about America. This channel's unbiased view is refreshing. F mainstream media on both sides!
CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, and the racist Democratic Party would spin this as racism!
Probably because he sees what real people are like outside of big cities. The backbone of America and people just wanting to live and let live and not be all up in each others business
@@butternuts14you obviously don't much about the deep south
14:54 "You got to pray more harder". Thanks for another great video Peter! Keep it up, love your vibe.
Me too I love love Peters beautiful energy and personality!! He is so sweet thoughtful and kind! .Keep up the excellent topics and topics!! All amazing every last one Love you Peter ❤️😊 🙏🏽
Amen
That man has gratitude in his heart. No matter what we have or not have, going through life with gratitude makes life sweeter. 🌹
When the slavers introduced that slave Bible...that was the gift that keeps on giving. Unfortunately it was meant to keep the enslaved people docile. You can't pray your way out of generational poverty. This is sad af.
Pray harder to a God introduced to your people by european colinizers. Brilliant people.
Church lady preached from her heart 🖤. I'm really enjoying this series Mr Santenello & watching from 🇬🇧
The first town you went through, Monroeville, is the hometown of Harper Lee who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as Truman Capote. That “nice town hall” is a museum dedicated to Harper Lee, the novel and the movie. Would have definitely been worth a stop if you’ve ever read the book or watched the movie.
I was looking for this comment 👍🏼
Me too!
And also Truman Capote who lived with his cousins when he was a child. Cousins who happened to be neighbors to Harper Lee.
They made us read to kill a mockingbird in hs 🤣💯
@@713tilidierippimpc5 me too
THAT lady nailed it right on the head, with the government and how things don't change. great video. beautiful
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One of the reasons a lot of homes have been abandoned is because in the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's a lot of young people moved north for work leaving their parents behind! When those left behind died their homes were starting to get run down and their children had no incentive to repair the homes or move back, that is what happened to my grandmothers home!
Sound right. What did the lady mean about the curse? Of Ham?
That’s sad! Beautiful style old homes that can be restored to its original self and make a wonderful neighborhood! More blacks need to get back to their parents/grandparents properties and continue ownership before the sharks from other countries steal it all!
@@JennyLima-u3b Tell be about it, I would love to have my Grandmother's old home, my dad grew up in it and the happiest time in my childhood was spent there and now it's a parking lot!
@@Username-f5p Ham was the second son of Noah, the two other sons' names were Shem (ancestor of the Semites) and Japheth (ancestor of Europeans).
An incident with Ham is related in the Old Testament of the Bible, Genesis Chapter 9 verses 20-27. Because of what is described, Noah cursed Ham's son Canaan and said that they will serve the descendants of the other two sons. According to other passages in the Old Testament and the ancient Jewish historian Josephus, Black Africans are descended from Ham.
It's not so easy to deal with a property you can't live at because you got to live somewhere else to make money. You got to pay someone else to do the work, you may not have that money. Then you figure you can let it sit while you work up the money and then you'll repair it after that. But price of living goes up and your wages stay the same. And before you know what that house is dilapidated.
So be careful before blaming the younger generations. They were born into this.
Man your videos are needed in this time of division. We are all Americans and need to come together to save the soul of this country
Peter,
I think as you come to the end of this series you will find, that despite what the media makes the state of Alabama out to be, it is a beautiful place. Not because of the quaint towns, architecture, country roads ect.. it is the people that live here.
Peter, new subscriber here. Englishman who lives in Lithuania (noting that you lived in Ukraine for a while). Very much appreciate your content, especially the way you ask questions and actually wait to hear the answers. It's a cliché that we Brits tend think we understand the US, but for all sorts of reasons we don't, not unless we spend time learning. Your content very much helps that process.
Excellent video.
The lady talking about the history of the community gave me chills.
God Bless 🙏
Yeah we say here "You can't pull the wool over everyones eyes all the time". She proves it. A shame she is right.
Yep, she was talking about the book of Deuteronomy also.. A Nation turning from God and until they go back will be under the curse.. It's about Nation's not skin color📕🔍🤔👋😎🙏💪☝️👍
@@Justaguywithtruth Not for sure you was watching the same thing. It's always about race. You can deflect, deny and move the goalpost. 06:30 The lady is right. (I can tell she was hesitate saying it in front of Peter) but INTEGRATION was and is a failure to Black Americans. And the GOV't has a MAJOR blame in this, the CRACK epidemic, where the GOV't admits to putting DRUGs in Black neighborhoods to fund the war against Nicaragua. This DESTROYED many Black families and Black neighborhoods by planting those drugs. Now we have the school to prison pipeline to fill up those private prisons. American put more of its CITIZENS (Black people) than any other country in the whole world. When you can invest in the prison system in the stock exchange it a MAJOR problem. It never ends in this system, so the lady is right. INTEGRATION was and is a failure to Black Americans.
wonder which way she voted in 2020 🤔
Black people will rise again
❤ Another great one Peter! Thanks for showing the South.❤️
A couple of years ago, we took to the backroads from Georgia thru Alabama on our way home to Michigan. We stopped in quite a few small towns along the way and met many people both black and white. Everyone respected each other and treated us with kindness.
Yes, the United States still has racial problems but we've come a long way. We even elected a Black President and routine lynching is now part of the history books, not everyday Southern life. In fact, prejudice today may be a worse problem in large northern cities than in the South.
@@stephenfisher3721yea I never imagined that ny and Cali was as racist as the south years ago
@@stephenfisher3721Trump is the backlash against the black president. White folks see black progress as a threat. Gotta beat black folks back down.
@@stephenfisher3721Nope.
@@stephenfisher3721I thought that, then I went to the south. Never seen so much racism, never heard the N word so much, especially from people who just a minute before we’re talking about how much they like little Wayne, then switched to talking about how they don’t like black people. That’s just one example.
We are truly blessed to have Peter on UA-cam. Thank you! Love from Canada!
I am hooked on your channel. The way you are with people is intoxicating. You have the ability to connect with people from all walks of life. Amazing content, you're truly gifted! Thank you!
Facts my friend! I love Peter’s channel!
Thank you for showing the Selma footage! Your insight on the Deep South is appreciated!🇺🇸🚙
Hi Peter. I live in the Valley Grande area of Selma. My 19 year old daughter was at work when the tornado hit her place of work. Her and other coworkers made it under a table just as the roof blew out. As of last week (a year later), they have moved back into that building and ongoing work is underway.
I live in Valley Grande too! Off Hwy 22 between Selma and Plantersville. For years, I lived in Overlook Hills. Nice to meet you! 😊
I've lived in Huntsville, Alabama for the last 15 years and constantly amazes me how different other parts of Alabama are from each other (my city is a tech/engineering, fairly populated small city with a mixing pot diversity). I recently found the channel and have spent multiple hours watching so far.
If you're ever in the Huntsville area and want a tour guide I volunteer!
Diversity is what smart people try to avoid.
Huntsville is a huge drug/theft/prostitution town.
@@nonmups9973 well you want be going to heaven then! Because God the Creator made diversity! He created the world that way every race and every tongue...
@@MoneyComethToshelia diversity is modern speak for getting rid of the White race.
I went to school in hsv. My son is there now. Very nice city.
Tuscaloosa also got hit by a massive tornado 🌪️ and wrecked a large portion of the city. People were indoors mostly on your trip through because when it’s in the 50’s, it’s cold to us southerners.
I remember that tornado. My friend was in his dorm and the dorms across the street from his were completely leveled. I didn’t know if he was dead or alive. I know the football stadium was unharmed.
There were LOTS of tornadoes that day. People forget that North Alabama suffered greatly as well. I know because I live up here and it seemed like all we heard about was recovery for Tuscaloosa. (Thankfully we weren’t hit but people directly to my north and south were and everyone lost power for days/weeks).
I also think that it was a Sunday based upon the church visit early in the video, so many folks were at Church or spending time with families and not out shopping the downtown areas.
@@funstock2965 I think it was Sunday because I met him that morning briefly on the way out. Good Call!
@@xfile1966 You are right, the entire state and east of us got thrashed.
@6:45 "Right now where are we? We are going backwards instead of forward because this country was built in error with the wrong principles and mindset." Wisdom!!!
I think this could apply to the world
@@Chocolatesauce81 Well she was talking about her community in America. We fix the world by fixing one local community at a time.
She's dumb and can't even clean her own ass. Why would anyone value the opinion of someone like that?
Stop blaming racism for your life move forward and stop blaming the past,it’s over and done with 🇨🇦☮️
@@paulk64, racism is alive & well in these modern days, thanks to a certain politician / reality TV “star”. The lady in the video hit the nail on the head.
Peter im so glad we have people like you man. I appreciate the love you have to let people tell their stories. Its crazy how the news tries to make it look like we all hate each other. Thanks for the insight sir.
The black belt was named for the soil and optimal growing for Agriculture.
That’s exactly what I was taught!
Black Belt meaning soil dates back before the people brought from Africa were called Blacks. Black is actually a very recent term; before that Blacks were called Negroes and before that Colored. When Black Belt became popular Blacks were called Colored. That's why the NAACP stands for The Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Because of the use of Black today, people think Black Belt refers to people and it could be some people are using it that way today, not knowing history and how language changes.
Its also for the demographics
Maybe but now it's for the blacks that reign over the area as trash kings
@@jakesuper6447 Only by ignorant people that aren't from the area because as soon as anyone mentions a color in context with Alabama they can't think of anything but race. I'm from Sumter county. It's named that for the soil.
Ah, excellent timing. Just home from the pub.
Cheers all, from England 🏴
England belongs to Muslims now
What are you doing over there allowing so much illegals ?
Really enjoy your videos. I am American but left for Germany in my early 20s and due to divorce and kids, I have to stay here. I am 41 now. I have been dreaming of traveling in my country.. the USA. I never realized before, how fascinating it is.. both in good and bad ways.. America is very special.
I just returned home to the uk from Florida, as someone who is obsessed with the USA your videos always make me happy and I look forward to them. This again was fantastic I wish it was longer! Part 2 is definitely deserved 🙏🏽🇬🇧🇺🇸
I drove through Selma when I first moved to Alabama. It's amazing how little is there for such a historic area.
It’s steadily been losing population as the jobs moved away. A lot of the industry left and if you can’t get a job you have to move.
It’s a beautiful Saturday, I hope everyone has a good safe weekend….
You to neighbor. Hope you have a good safe weekend. Hello from Cookeville Tennessee
I love hearing from people who we wouldn’t see or hear from any other way. Thank you. And of course sharing all of the travel and locations I would never see otherwise.
People need to travel more I get it’s costly to take time off work and you probably have things you would rather do with that time but nothing was more eye opening during the last few years than traveling the country seeing lots of different areas and how things were for people there
I only discovered your channel about a month ago and seen nearly all your videos keep up the great work
Ha ha 😂 binge watched when I first found him too
Thanks Smash!
@@PeterSantenello My Mom passed away this morning this video really helped calm me down to thank you
@@smashfoley7210, my condolences to and your family 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
😥🙏🕊✝@@smashfoley7210
I love visiting older black folks, most don’t have much but you are we,cone to whatever they did . They have great stories and wisdom .
It’s crazy that the majority of them also say that their communities are worse off since the 60s which is very eye opening. The government was very methodical in how they tore down the values of families…
Thank you for what you do, I love the deep south accent.. i'm from the UK so I love it. Thank you people who joined in to your vids, much love 🙏
PREACH SISTER!! I hitched and hopped freight for many years. Down south even is the deep south there is Damn fine and Good honest people despite everything they been threw...its different then anywhere else in the country.
I Love this area and all the folks in it ❤ they deserve better
We the people
As did I! Even got to meet stobe and shoestring on the high line. Good youthful days
Amen guys
@@Just.A.T-Rex growing up in hagerstown MD, thats where i got my first taste for hopping and met shoestring there a few times.
Thank you Peter and Natalia 🙏🏽 Peter you are the best!! You are so relatable and I truly appreciate your mission/ dedication and commitment to sharing your stories 🥰 Love and blessings always 🙏🏽❤️🦌
Thanks Doreen!
@@PeterSantenello You are truly welcome Peter ☺️ My pleasure 💜🤙🏽🥰
Seeing that you published a new video makes a rough, tough day a little bit better. Thanks for your work.
Industry in Alabama disappeared and really hurt the small rural areas years ago. The little town I was raised in for awhile Sylacauga had cotton mills which I worked at and was also Kimberly Clark paper mill in Childersburg. There was also Russell Mills among many other sewing plants who made clothing along with other industries.These jobs provided income to many people both black and white and really hurt Alabama and I am sure when corporations left the US hurt other states as well. I was hoping you would mention that.
Yep, lot of abandoned textile plant buildings all over. The loss of manufacturing destroyed rural areas. I'm from Sumter county. A lot of small towns had built up around those plants.
9:01: "We are people of light, we're not people of darkness. All of what you see now is darkness." 😓 So much wisdom in our elders, they deserve so much better.
That lady had no idea what she was even talking about
Your right we are peopl of light I’m from Montgomery Alabama 45mins away from Selma and we have the same problem here it’s just a little more city like here we are gods chosen and lost sheep
@@UnknownUser-fe5zu I thought the same at first. Victim mentality alert, right. But then again, we have not walked in her shoes, either. So to speak.
@@KPAllDay55Most definitely. Until you've walked a mile in others paths,how can you even speak about it. That lady has seen the times change,been a part of the marches,Jim Crow law,being "a second class citizen" in the eyes of some people who were the oppressors. Her eyes have seen it,and her life has felt the weight. Until you know,don't judge.
@@UnknownUser-fe5zuHow old are you and where did you grow up? Are you shallow or just don't understand the truth in her experience?
Fabulous as always, this man from New Zealand has caught many many of your efforts and greatly appreciates. God Bless.
I was lucky enough to get sent to the USA many years ago for work (I’m an Aussie). Spent two months in Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina. Lovely people! They thought I was an alien. Some people laughed in my face when I started talking because of my accent. Good folk though. Looking forward to seeing more of these videos man
That's because everywhere else they laugh at our accents. Glad you visited mate.
Just as mentioned in the Louisiana episode with Gerald, the insurance companies are raising their rates while also canceling customers for nonsense. For more than 20 years we had no front steps to prevent access to a door, Farm Bureau sent someone on our property last year (trespassing) and then cancelled us for it. Its getting to the point that the risk will be less than if you set back the money.
Thanks for educating me about America .and its people right here in my living room in Australia
I can tell you beginning to end about us and why we are where we are my father and grandfather called it 50 years ago.
Hundreds of billions sent to other countries each year, but there are towns all across America with serious blight.
Imagine what thst one town look like if they built 40 billion dollars worth of homes and community centers etc churches
Exactly and I wonder why?? 40 billion dollars would do a LOT of good across America. Why wouldn't they invest in that??@jasonleatherwood2172
Most of that money is actually spent here. We don't send pallets of money to countries. WTF would they do with money, use it as bricks?
@@telescopebuilderI'd call those billions sent to Ukraine a pallet of $$
@@Gottaknow We don't send any money, jackass.
Thank you for covering America like you do. Not everyone can get to all these places. I love this country more than anything and all its people and I do pray we heal the division. I remember after 911 how united we all were. Flags on all the cars up in the northeast. I hope we can all get back to appreciating where we live and it takes every one of us to be kind and leave a good impression on those we meet. Nobody does it better than you. Thank you for all this incredible content. That man with the red hat was a beautiful soul. 🇺🇸
Peter I’ve lived in Alabama for 72 years. Tuscaloosa to be exact. I love this video. You are truly a special person!
Roll tide ! I’m a central high west graduate 2003 last year before they broke up the city school system until north ridge and Bryant
Peter it’s called “the black belt” due to the richness of the fertile black soil leading to an abundance of top-tier agricultural operations comprised of around 200 counties from Texas to Virginia. It wasn’t until later on where it took on a new meaning due to proliferation of cotton fields tended by mostly sharecroppers and tenant farmers who chose to remain in the South once freeman. The “Alabama Black Belt” produced over 23% of the Nation’s cotton.
That cloudy weather gave it an extended dead vibe.
Peter for me content creator number 1 . God Bless you Man. And thanks for sharing with us all this amazing stories always. I hope to see you visiting again Titus 😅. What a great Team
Wow that woman in the flooded house, such wisdom. I knew exactly what she meant when she said we started it all wrong and now we are cursed. It's true. U have to understand when someone has grown up with that kind of oppression, and the only story u are allowed to know about your ancestors is one of dislocation and horrors , there is no other way to see things. God bless the people of Alabama they have lived through a lot. ty Peter for showing some of their stories
She was quoting scripture 💯
I moved to Alabama in 2012. I was born and raised in Indiana, and left there in 2009 when I married my late husband, he was still in the Marines at the time so we spent our first year of marriage in North Carolina, then we spent a year in Pennsylvania, before finally moving to Sylacauga, AL, where he was originally from. I love it down here. There are some rough parts, and some rough living, but the hospitality and acceptance down here is LEAGUES ahead, in my opinion. I have found a FAMILY down here, even though my daughter and I have no biological family near us down here since losing her daddy, I couldn't imagine leaving, or living anywhere else.
Peter, thank you for showing so many walks of life. I especially think what you do is important because not only do you show how life is different you show how we all overlap! We need that as a nation and a world!
Yes! Yes! Yes!!! 🎉
I enjoye watching your videos. Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama.
I've live in Central Alabama all my life. We have a beautiful state, with a lot of wonderful people who will give you the shirt off their back, color does not matter to most as long as you treat each other with respect, you get respect back. The federal government has turned their back on a lot of rural communities in the south. The government gives billions away to other countries that should be spent right here to help the people that built this great nation. And as the gentleman from Selma said, keep praying, for better days ahead. Safe travels my friend.
Sorry bud Israelies matter more
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I Agree 💯
I wholeheartedly agree.
That man talking about the tornado was one cool dude!! HE HAS A LOT OF FAITH. PRAYERS FOR BLESSINGS UPON HIM.❤❤❤